Genya Shinazugawa

Appearance

At the time of his debut during the Final Selection, Genya was a short young man with a rough appearance. The space where his eyebrows would have been is constantly furrowed, giving him a permanently angry appearance. His hair is styled in a buzz cut, with only a small patch of messy black hair left to grow on top of his head. He also possessed a large, jagged scar that ran along his right cheekbone from his ear to above his nose. Genya is seen wearing a sleeveless purple yukata over a plain black shirt with long sleeves. Later, when seen again at the Mariposa Mansion, Genya, having hit puberty, had a much wilder appearance, having experienced a growth spurt that put him at nearly six feet tall, along with large, almond-shaped, inward-slanting eyes with purple irises, similar to Sanemi's. His hair is also much longer, worn in more of a mohawk style, the locks much longer and more visible around his neck. His childish features are also noted to have toned down, and he has become more muscular and gained many more scars across his body. His attire changed to a dark olive-green version of the Demon Slayer uniform, over which he still sported his old purple yukata.

appearance 2

When he meets Tanjiro again in the Blacksmith Village, Genya's physical appearance was less intense and intimidating, and while he was still tall and sturdy, his more youthful features were visible. Through Hashira Training, his eyes became softer and less wild. After consuming a piece of Aizetsu's flesh, Genya gained many physical qualities reminiscent of a demon. The tips of his hair took on yellow highlights, his mouth developed fangs, and his eyes became a demonic combination of black sclera and yellow irises.

Personal information

Species: Human Gender: Male Age: 16 Height: 180 cm (5'11") Weight: 76 kg (168 lbs) Birthday: January 7th Hair Color: Black, Black with Yellow (After consuming demons) Eye Color: Dark golden purple with black sclera (after consuming demons) Affiliation: Demon Slayer Corps Occupation: Demon Hunter Combat Style: Dual Wielding Relatives: Father: Kyogo Shinazugawa (killed) Mother: Shizu Shinazugawa (Murdered) Sanemi Shinazugawa (Brother elderly) Sumi Shinazugawa (Younger Sister) (killed) Teiko Shinazugawa (younger sister) (killed) Hiroshi Shinazugawa (Younger Brother) (killed) Shuya Shinazugawa (Younger Brother) (killed) Koto Shinazugawa (Younger Brother) (killed) His brothers, except for Sanemi Shinazugawa, died. His parents too.

Personality

Genya was initially a foul-mouthed and short-tempered individual; a "lone wolf" who rejected any help from others and showed no interest in being polite or having manners. During the Final Selection, he rudely treated Kanata Ubuyashiki by grabbing her hair and yelling at her due to his impatience, and later provoked Tanjiro Kamado into directly confronting him with physical force as an attempt to defuse the situation. His bad temper and brash way of speaking closely resemble that of his older brother, Sanemi. He became more open to cooperation during the battle against Hantengu, the High Rank Four, where he worked alongside Tanjiro, Mitsuri Kanroji, and Nezuko Kamado. After a while, he learned to be more sociable and less rude towards others, particularly Tanjiro and his friends. Genya also seems to be very confident in battle, telling Aizetsu to focus on him despite the latter having already stabbed Genya with his Yari, and then announcing his name to the demon and declaring that he is the one who will kill him. As a child, Genya was caring and loving towards his family, caring for them due to his father's abuse and being the second oldest of his siblings. His protective attitude stemmed from a promise he had made to Sanemi after their father's death, when he stated that it was now his job to be a role model for his siblings and look after their mother. He was deeply regretful of his inability to save his brothers and sisters following their mother's transformation and blamed himself greatly for his own accusation that Sanemi had killed her, despite later acknowledging that he was not at fault and that she transformed into an uncontrollable demon.

personality 2

During Sekido's near-fatal attack on Genya, he shed tears of regret as he believed he was about to die without being given the chance to properly apologize to Sanemi for his harsh words, only being encouraged to move on when Tanjiro rescued him and put his faith in him. Sanemi's refusal to acknowledge Genya made him insecure as he realized how weak he is compared to his peers. When he is reunited with his brother during their Hashira Training section, he attempts to apologize and make amends with his brother, but is demoralized when Sanemi berates him after threatening to kill him. His desire to reconnect with his brother was so strong that he confesses his habit of eating demons to fight, knowing the practice was taboo. Nonetheless, he did everything he could to aid his allies, even if it maimed him horribly in the process, such as protecting Tanjiro from Aizetsu's Blood Demon Art and playing a pivotal role in the battle against Kokushibo. Despite his brother's harsh reproaches, he held no grudge against him, a belief reinforced by Tanjiro and eventually Sanemi himself.

Personality 3

His abrasive and hostile personality was short-lived, partly due to Tanjiro's influence and camaraderie, and the two would form a deep friendship afterwards. Following the attack on Swordsmith Village, Genya is shown to be a much calmer and more caring individual, giving a warm smile when Tanjiro tearfully reunites with the now sunlight-immune Nezuko, inwardly congratulating him on his happiness. Later, when Sanemi decides to beat up Tanjiro for defending Genya, whom he was also going to beat up, the young Shinazugawa pleaded with his brother to forgive the Demon Slayer. When he reunites with Tanjiro while he is taking Gyomei's training, Genya thanks him for defending him during the incident at Sanemi's dojo before continuing to teach him about Repetitive Action, before sharing a laugh at Gyomei's expense. At night, Genya offers to help Tanjiro cook onigiri and then asks Tanjiro when his emotions were most unsettled in the past in an attempt to further aid him in his training. When he pauses, Genya promptly apologizes for bringing back disturbing memories and gives Tanjiro further encouragement. Despite his newfound maturity, Genya could occasionally fall back into his confrontational habits, most notably when he punched Zenitsu Agatsuma and got into a fight with Inosuke Hashibira after they had insulted him and Sanemi respectively.

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Although it seemed like Sanemi hated Genya, he really didn't. He loved him very much... he was his younger brother after all, but he just wanted to protect him... even though the way he did it wasn't the best. He just wanted to get him away so that Genya could have a good life without being a demon hunter.

Skills

As one of the five to survive the Final Selection, Genya possesses a relatively strong foundation as a Demon Slayer even without utilizing a Breathing Style. His skills were exemplified in the battle against Hantengu, the fourth strongest Upper Ranker, when he sneaked up on two of his clones and successfully shot them both and proceeded to decapitate them in quick succession. When he consumed Aizetsu's flesh, Genya managed to overpower the Upper Ranker, stabbing Aizetsu into a tree with his own Yari and ripping his head off. When Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Hashira, was nearly struck and killed by Zohakuten, Genya, alongside Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado, managed to save her before the attack connected. After gaining power from Zohakuten, Genya became strong enough to lift and throw a gigantic tree without much effort, surprising Tanjiro and Nezuko, and then proceeded to throw 3 more. Genya was also able to rip off both of Urami's arms. Repetitive Action - A technique taught to him by Gyomei Himejima to help him compensate for his inability to use Breathing Styles. This technique primarily focuses on Genya repeating a set of words or phrases that help him focus on his task properly and keep his mind clear and block out pain. In Genya's case, he repeats a set of sentences from the Amida Sutra to help him focus and strengthen his mind, as seen when he used this technique to concentrate his mind after being fatally wounded fighting Aizetsu and to some extent replicating the effects of Total Concentration Breathing.

Skills 2

Demon Consumption and Empowerment: Genya possesses unnaturally strong jaws and special digestive organs that allow him to tear off and consume the flesh of demons without any adverse effects, and even tear the bark off of trees. By devouring demon flesh, Genya temporarily gains demonic features, such as fangs, dark sclera, and unique yellow spikes on his hair. Sometimes, presumably due to how concentrated a demon's blood is, Genya can gain attributes related to the demon he devours, such as when he gained Kokushibo's eyes, hair, and Demon Slayer Mark, with his shotgun even gaining the appearance of the Upper Rank katana. More importantly, Genya is able to grow stronger after consuming a demon, receiving a greater power boost depending on the strength of the demon he consumes. For the most part, Genya gains an enhanced physical constitution (which makes up for his inability to use Breathing Styles) along with potent regeneration. The physical attributes he gained allow him to outspeed Aizetsu and nearly decapitate him, as well as pick up huge trees and throw them huge distances quite easily, and rip off Hantengu's arm. His regenerative abilities allow him to heal himself after having numerous holes torn through his body by Aizetsu's technique, though it does not allow him to heal from decapitation, by Nichirin swords or otherwise. It also leaves him vulnerable to Nezuko Kamado's Blood Demon Art, which normally only harms demons and items belonging to them.

Skills 3

FIGHTING STYLE: Dual Wielding: Genya utilizes both a double-barreled shotgun with Nichirin cartridges and a Nichirin Wakizashi mounted on his back hip. He has been shown to excel at combining long and close range combat against demons. Against strong targets, Genya will usually sneak up on them to fire his shotgun and switch to using his Wakizashi if he fails to do so. Genya has a high degree of marksmanship, being able to shoot off Sekido's head and blow off a large portion of Karaku and Aizetsu's necks. He also nearly decapitated Sekido even while he was being electrocuted. He has also been stated to be more skilled in using his shotgun than his Wakizashi. Double-Barreled Shotgun: Genya wields a Western-style double-barreled shotgun, which he uses to take down targets from afar. Instead of regular shells, it fires shotgun pellets made from the same metal used to create Nichirin swords, which allow him to permanently kill demons if he shoots them in the neck. After consuming a piece of Kokushibo's katana, his shotgun took on an appearance similar to the Upper Rank's flesh katana, complete with fleshy veins and eyes, and fires flesh cartridges instead. Nichirin Wakizashi: In addition to his shotgun, Genya also carries a Wakizashi, a Japanese sword with a blade shorter than that of a katana, with two hollow ovals as tsuba overlapping its core and a dull brown shade for its handguard. Along with his sword, Genya also has a sword sheath strapped to the back of his hip.

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Although Genya cannot possess any breathing, he does his best to be strong and was able to become a demon hunter without having any breathing.

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